diff --git a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
index 8c304c44cf..9b1b68b36c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - The static file server has been replaced and now uses the Nickel crate intead of Hyper. It now correctly sets content type headers and can be configured to bind to a different address in the conductor config toml [#1595](https://github.com/holochain/holochain-rust/pull/1595)
 - Optimized get_links so that fewer network calls are made overrall [#1607](https://github.com/holochain/holochain-rust/pull/1607)
 
+- DEPRECATION WARNING, conductor static UI server is to be removed in an upcoming release. Devs will receive a warning when starting a conductor with a UI server configured [PR#1602](https://github.com/holochain/holochain-rust/pull/1602)
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/conductor_api/src/conductor/base.rs b/conductor_api/src/conductor/base.rs
index 3e6fc50a0d..198fdd2ba9 100644
--- a/conductor_api/src/conductor/base.rs
+++ b/conductor_api/src/conductor/base.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ impl Conductor {
         let rules = config.logger.rules.clone();
         lib3h_sodium::check_init();
 
+        if config.ui_bundles.len() > 0 || config.ui_interfaces.len() > 0 {
+            println!();
+            println!("{}", std::iter::repeat("!").take(20).collect::<String>());
+            println!("DEPRECATION WARNING - Hosting a static UI via the conductor will not be supported in future releases");
+            println!("{}", std::iter::repeat("!").take(20).collect::<String>());
+            println!();
+        }
+
         Conductor {
             instances: HashMap::new(),
             instance_signal_receivers: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
diff --git a/conductor_api/src/config.rs b/conductor_api/src/config.rs
index ee2e551ce7..01a6ca8bed 100644
--- a/conductor_api/src/config.rs
+++ b/conductor_api/src/config.rs
@@ -64,12 +64,15 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     /// List of bridges between instances. Optional.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub bridges: Vec<Bridge>,
+
+    /// !DEPRECATION WARNING! - Hosting a static UI via the conductor will not be supported in future releases
     /// List of ui bundles (static web dirs) to host on a static interface. Optional.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub ui_bundles: Vec<UiBundleConfiguration>,
     /// List of ui interfaces, includes references to ui bundles and dna interfaces it can call. Optional.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub ui_interfaces: Vec<UiInterfaceConfiguration>,
+
     /// Configures how logging should behave. Optional.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub logger: LoggerConfiguration,